The PFAS Forever Chemicals Poisoning Our Food: They're in You

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PFAS are forever chemicals and the most toxic compounds we know - and the primary path to toxicity is by eating and drinking. These chemicals are everywhere and have been found in everything from food to water to rain.
MOVIES:
Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
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The Devil We Know
• The Devil We Know
No Defense
• No Defense Trailer
BOOK:
Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont by Rob Bilott
www.amazon.com/Exposure-Rober...
PAPERS:
PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesisof Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding
setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...
Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Contribution of diet and other factors to the observed levels of selected perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS forever chemicals) ) in serum among US children aged 3-11 years
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Foodstuff analyses show that seafood and water are major perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs forever chemicals) sources to humans in Korea
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
The sources and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS forever chemicals) in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Occurrence of perfluorinated alkylated substances in cereals, salt, sweets and fruit items collected in four European countries
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollution
chemsec.org/reports/the-top-1...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in grocery store foods: method optimization, occurrence, and exposure assessment
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/artic...
Questions and Answers: Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA, PFOS, GenX Chemicals and PFBS
www.epa.gov/sdwa/questions-an...
Differences in the internal PFAS patterns of herbivores, omnivores and carnivores - lessons learned from target screening and the total oxidizable precursor assay
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in livestock and game species: A review
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' In Kale, Countering FDA Research Data
healthnews.com/news/study-fin...
Current Review of Increasing Animal Health Threat of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Harms, Limitations, and Alternatives to Manage Their Toxicity
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/14/...
Perfluoroalkylated substances in edible livers of farm animals, including depuration behaviour in young sheep fed with contaminated grass
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Speed vs. sustainability: The race to ban ‘forever chemicals’ on ski slopes
www.politico.eu/article/speed...
States are leading the way to safer chemicals
www.saferstates.org/
FDA Update on PFAS Activities
www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-consti...
0:00 The Most toxic compounds: PFAS
2:34 DuPont's dark secret
4:13 Wrecking our immune system
5:26 How we know PFAS are toxic
10:42 Toxicology and epidemiology
13:27 Pathway to exposure: food
15:40 How food gets contaminated
18:57 Parts per trillion
21:05 PFAS in produce
22:48 Contaminated fish
24:12 PFAS whack-a-mole
28:02 Forever chemicals in plants
32:15 Give blood
33:06 Regulators

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@tonimacaskill6533 6 ай бұрын

I would wake up at 2 in the morning to pee and see my husband watching another PFAS webinar in bed with his earbuds on while he made this episode. Obsession!

@nobodyreally 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your abundances! ;) 💛🕊

@cherylchilds7025 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being such a supportive partner-Chris’s video’s are always so high quality, but I know he couldn’t do them without your loving support!

@lydiajahl5856 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, Toni!!! :P I'm sure you're happy that his obsession is with learning, though :)

@panes840 6 ай бұрын

Tbvh..... I don't make KZfaq videos, but I got to confess I'd join him if he wanted a team any day. Love this stuff!

@eugenetswong 6 ай бұрын

Hi, Toni! Thank you for sharing him with us, and supporting him!

@elimcjones7722 6 ай бұрын

I work in the environmental remediation industry, and I first heard about this 3 years ago. It is difficult to sample for PFAS because the sampling tools used to sample the water often contaminate the sample. When talking to manufactures it's hard to confirm they are using PFAS free materials, because they don't know. Its nice to see people are talking about this.

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@luizfe 6 ай бұрын

@@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy If you don't eat you die. And If you get overstressed about everything you also die sooner. If you can't grow your own food just avoid industrialized food and do exercise in The Sun to Detox...Oh, and meditate to lower stress.

@johnmcmullan9741 6 ай бұрын

You only heard about these chemicals about 3 years ago? I'm going to assume you're wet behind the ears and only just started then. This massive problem with PFASs and mind-boggling number of equally toxic industrial pollutants contaminating every aspect of our environment and lives, including our food, water and air, is what happens when governments are lobbied to prioritise economic ideology over the environment and wellbeing of society. When the full impacts unfold among those with the worst exposomes and death rates go up, those responsible and the fools who support will blame vaccines of something else. Just like windmills are being blamed for whale deaths we know, in most cases, were most likely killed by massive toxin burdens, as so much of the toxic pollutants end up in the sea. Still eating fish, are we?

@MoreLifePlease 2 ай бұрын

I know, right?!@@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy

@LookingForCola 6 ай бұрын

This is absolutely crazy and more than a little scary, but thank you again for another well-put together video!

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@legobuilders6133 6 ай бұрын

Unfortunally, I live in Belgium (Yes, with the Pfas Strawberries). I lived near the Antwerp Harbor, only 12 km away from the 3M plant, that has been dumping PFAS and PFOA's in the river Schelde for decades . I have coeliacs disease, a kidney cyst 2 cm in diameter, and I have high cholesterol. Luckily I have not been eating animals and have been mostly plant based for the past 25 years. I have been avoiding non stick pans, but here you can just not escape these toxic compounds. It breaks my hart to think I have been breastfeeding every one of my 3 children for at least 12 months. Antwerp is one of the hotspots for Pfas in the world. Probably only because scientist were looking for it. My youngest son has agreed on participating in a human bio-monitoring study. I am so curious for the results!!! Thanks for the info Chris, and thanks to your lovely wife also ;-)!!!

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Oh, no... I am so sorry about that Antwerp plant. What a nightmare. Your story reminds me of this Belgian woman's, and for a moment I thought you might be her. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6mFqbOq0LjceH0.htmlsi=90VzrxQk2OmaNl5-

@legobuilders6133 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompers Hi Chris, no, I am not her. Thank God our government is taking this PFAS problem and the health consequences seriously . The bio monitoring study my son is participating in is being done by the government. Thanks for your kind compassion!

@carlaburgers3088 6 ай бұрын

Can you build up a legal case and take it to court? There must be so many people effected.

@legobuilders6133 6 ай бұрын

@@carlaburgers3088 yes there are legal cases now. But in Belgium you cannot simply sue for damages . It is more difficult than in the US, the cost is high and the money received is minimal (most of the times a couple of 1000 euro's, if you are lucky) . But our government is also taking action. We as civilians do not feel completely left alone.

@carlaburgers3088 6 ай бұрын

@@legobuilders6133 Good that your government is on board. I live in Australia, very expensive too.

@michelle_cen 6 ай бұрын

I love how your videos are so engaging that I can send them to my friends & family, knowing they’ll be riveted enough to actually watch & get the lifesaving messages out of them. Thank you for the generous public service you do!

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@leibatt2 6 ай бұрын

This is my favorite video so far. It breaks my heart to think of all the people, especially young mothers, who are doing their best to care for their families/communities and inadvertently poisoning them at the same time. I just can't understand why companies are allowed to dump forever chemicals into the environment without forever consequences to match.

@xanxus8272 6 ай бұрын

The hero has returned. I saw the Bloomberg video on PFAS just a few days ago

@JaxObsessed 6 ай бұрын

And people wonder why I'm so f---ing angry about unregulated capitalism. The story about how human greed, hubris, and incomprehensible gullibility has gravely injured and made toxic our tiny blue dot. Thank you, Chris! Again, you bring the bombs. Love you long time.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Jax. ♥️ I really thought I wouldn't see anyone more evil than Richard Sackler and the whole opiod thing, but here we are with two iconic American companies. I'm speechless. 😢

@robz.3225 6 ай бұрын

It's amazing how we allow companies to make HUGE profits at the the expense of us as humans and our entire planet. It's just gross. Another great episode Chris! Oh just remembered Trump wants to dismantle the EPA. Absolutely sick.

@suec3854 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompersIt''s the same model as Exxon and Chevron and PepsiCo and Tyson and GE and every other corporate player.

@teresaparnham9780 6 ай бұрын

You are not alone.

@Icemario87 6 ай бұрын

It's not "unregulated Capitalism." It's the government, themselves. None of this would be possible without the EPA, FDA, WHO, UN, and USA being a massive worldwide superpower. A monopoly on violence supports the existence of other monopolies. And the Communist Manifesto (Engels & Marx, 1850) proudly supports monopolistic practices, all throughout the book.

@theadventurousgeezer 6 ай бұрын

Well, that was really depressing! I'm glad at least my wife and I have been WFPB for over ten years now. However, it looks as though any exposure to PFAS is unavoidable. Thanks for putting this together though. I'm sure it was mentally and emotionally difficult just to even address this topic head-on. If you really want to get everyone depressed, you should do an episode on glyphosate sometime.

@eugenetswong 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the glyphosate warning. I went ahead and found some videos that I will watch.

@xcast1 6 ай бұрын

Looked into that. Compared to these perfluorinated for-ever-chems gyphosate is rather harmless or even beneficial for normal consumers (as far as direct consumption of GMO soy is avoided). When a farmer / gardener inhales it directly its another thing. Organic grains etc have typically higher mold contents due to the restrictions - more serious than easily reducable gyphosate concentrations. Global disuse of g would make food way more expensive than it is already now and infact cause famines and moldy and weed/poison contaminated produce. Its reasonable that the EU now allows g for another 10 years - no good reason against. G discussion on social media is more a conspiracy theory thing.

@abbigailking3856 5 ай бұрын

what is WFPB?

@eugenetswong 5 ай бұрын

@@abbigailking3856whole foods plant based That's a good question.

@abbigailking3856 5 ай бұрын

@@eugenetswong oh thank you! i just found this channel. may i ask why you do not eat meat? it has so many vitamins and minerals and is so calorie dense especially red meat

@yarn1471 6 ай бұрын

If a chemical company is found knowing spreading contaminated chemicals they should go to prison. Straight up.

@krishnaveganathar 6 ай бұрын

“Bio-accumulation up the food chain”. Just another argument against being cruel and inhumane to sentient beings. Thank you to Chris and his family for supporting his important work. He is an excellent example of the wisdom of elders, though he is entirely youthful!

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@SheilaR.08 5 ай бұрын

@@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy Whole plant foods. Eating low on the food chain avoids or minimizes the bioaccumulation of all manner of dangerous compounds. Eat food that starts out looking like identifiable food: fruit, veg, whole grains, nuts, seeds, spices, etc. Grow what you can yourself and/or buy locally grown food from your farmer's market, if possible.

@FactsDontCareAboutFeelings_97 3 ай бұрын

@@SheilaR.08You’re insane. Never going to stop eating carnivore. That’s how humans thrive. Being vegan isn’t healthy. This is just another tactic to take down farmers, so they can replace it with lab grown meat.

@danh5637 6 ай бұрын

Charlotte Gerson said to only use stainless steel pans back in the 1980s she knew Teflon etc was toxic. And also to distill all water that enters or touches your body. She was ahead of all of us!

@Darkstar001 6 ай бұрын

I remember here in Australia reading about the airbase not so far from my place doing just this with the firefighting foam. I dont think the farmers and locals affected were ever compensated or anything. And so few people even know about it really. But considering it's also in an area prone to flooding. Scary to think how many people all over the world are eating home grown foods that are contaminated and they have no idea.

@Icemario87 6 ай бұрын

Harsh realities. We don't even know the full picture of what's on Earth is happening.

@seadoomania 6 ай бұрын

And we have chem trails to worry about , I live in Forster Australia NSW and they spray like we are cockroaches

@janicek456 6 ай бұрын

I was in tears throughout much of this video. I remember hearing many years ago, that Dupont had created something bad. However, I was under the impression it had been fixed. Big companies make choices that kill their customers, directly or indirectly, everyday - how can that be? How have we created a world where any of this is accepted? 😢 Thank you for your efforts to enlighten.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

I know, it just seems impossible. I didn't even include some of the saddest parts - the stories of the victims.

@devinnorsworthy9154 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompersso... Pfas started from somewhere and from someone. My guess is Dupont and Monsanto are behind spreading these thing EVERYWHERE this is insane. I studied the Agricultural system back in college, regarding GMOs, Glyphosphate, and such was when I learned how evil and saddistic the system truly is. They're trying to depopulate us and make us inferior so that they can replace us with AI technology. Why? They want to control, manipulate, and order everything that moves!

@plj2084 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompersWell you should ' tell the Horrifying Bitter Truth' As give it to us Straight Warts and all 😢🤢☠️🍇🍎🍏🥬🥦🫑🥔🥕🌽🍞🥐🥖🫓🥯🍖🍗🧀🥩🥓🍔🍟🍕🌭🥪🌮🥘🫔💀⚰️🪦🕳️

@tabp8448 6 ай бұрын

And not only that Janice, but they privatize the profits and soviets the losses

@spiral-m 6 ай бұрын

We have to dismantle this corporate and super-rich hegemony somehow. It's insane that both groups - unelected, have amassed so much political power.

@dfpguitar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for covering this complex problem without a specific bias or agenda. Without claiming any specific diet is going to save us. Sometimes problems are bigger than that, and usually when there is no way to turn it into a useful narrative these stories dont even get covered. I am personally shocked that PFAS products , especially cookware, is still sold everywhere.

@contextwithjohnmalone 6 ай бұрын

PFAS are so bad that John Mayer wrote a song about them them titled “You’re gonna live forever in me” But seriously. This might be your best, if not most important video that you’ve made Chris. This information is vitally important for everyone. So it should be shared with everyone. So if any of you in the comments section have enjoyed this video, share it with your friends and family and have them share it with their friends and so on and so on….

@ffnrew 6 ай бұрын

OMG I was so excited to see the title, it's something that I heard of and would love to learn more about it. This was brilliantly delivered and I wish more people will share and watch this to raise awareness and make the change that we urgently need!

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@StephanieLuff 6 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the other day “why do we all have thyroid issues? Are we just over treating or has something changed?” Well thank you for answering that for me.

@ceecollette6708 6 ай бұрын

I live close to the Chemours facility in NC. Grew up here. It’s hard not to be obsessed with (and extremely worried about) this.

@PattiAnn507 6 ай бұрын

Hey Wild Man!!! You were gone so long I thought you had abandoned us but then you come back with an incredible story like this and my day is made. Thanks so much.

@someguy2135 6 ай бұрын

His videos take a longer time to make, due to his research, but the wait is worth it!

@panes840 6 ай бұрын

@someguy2135 isn't it just... in factvi had a feeling something big was coming as waited more time than the usual. Chris should not just be seen as a national treasure but an international treasure. He needs to set up a movement! The information he provides needs to be louder, prouder and kick ass!

@someguy2135 6 ай бұрын

@@panes840 I agree. The benefits of a fully plant based diet are worldwide! We should all share his videos and channel as much as possible.

@11235Aodh 6 ай бұрын

True nutritionist don't talk about toxins often, credit to dr. Peter Rogers who includes environmental toxins in his lectures all the time. He also advises people in the states to get a reverse osmosis filter for their tapwater.

@sarahinsf 6 ай бұрын

15:28 -- My father, who is now 83 years old, was a dedicated cross-country skier who routinely waxed his wood skis -- and now has Stage 3 (of the 5 stages) kidney disease which was previously unknown in his family. This could be related to his use of the ski waxes as noted at this mark ❤‍🩹 As the EPA noted in January 2022 in their EPA Document # 305S21001: "Studies indicate that PFOA and PFOS can cause reproductive and developmental effects, impair liver and kidney functions, disrupt thyroid hormones (PFOS), impact the immune system in laboratory animals, and cause cancer tumors in animals (PFOA)." Also -- Apparently DuPont and 3M have 18 displeased viewers? 🙄☠ * Excellent * - and horrifying - video! Thank you, Plant Chompers 🍇 I hope we and the rest of humanity can figure out how to 'detox' as much as we can from this toxic junk which is still flooding our world and bodies 😨

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear about your father. 😢

@sarahinsf 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompers Thank you so much, Chris. He is still kicking happily, and enjoying his chill retired life gardening and amusing my parents' new teenage cat 😉 Oddly or ironically enough, he worked as a water treatment / tester for the state of Maine and is a hardcore guy who poo-poos a lot of safety stuff, but he once strictly warned me to throw away any non-stick cookware that is peeling. Now that I think about it, my parents don't own any non-stick cookware... 🤔

@tamcon72 6 ай бұрын

Felt my mood sink gradually as I watched, a credit to your exhaustive method of providing the most comprehensive, credible information on a topic. Too depressed to comment further and will only thank you for doing this--it must have been hard psychologically as well as intellectually--and for posting it.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. You know, when I was walking at Great America, interviewing Lydia, her husband was walking beside us and he works at NASA on the Artemis mission! I can't tell you how badly I wanted to ditch Lydia and the whole depressing PFAS scene and interview him about SPACE!! 😁 🚀

@marley7659 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompersMaybe next time you can interview him about space.

@Icemario87 6 ай бұрын

@@marley7659If Buzz Aldrin has anything to say about it, it would be "I would like to know why we didn't go back... the truth is, it's because we didn't go."

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@helen4652 Ай бұрын

This is so shocking and depressing. My take on this. Not much we can do now. It's everywhere. We are done on this earth. I will keep on living and eating as healthy as possible. Even though natural food is contaminated. I will enjoy the beauty on earth, with family and friends. I feel calm and at peace. I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour, I repent my sins and turn away from sinning as best as I can. I am working on my relationship with Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. Life after death is more important. I am dealing with the issues I can, as best as I can. God Bless.

@LastDigitOnMyScratchOffTicket 6 ай бұрын

A lot of nutrition journalists frequently imply that the WFPB "gurus" like Dr. Kalper, Esselstyn, Ornish, and the like engage in unnecessary fear-mongering. But they were the only group I encountered warning people to avoid seafood and related products like fish oil supplements because of contamination levels. It looks like they were correct in their cautions. And, as Chris mentioned in the comment section on a Simon Hill podcast, a WFPB diet and an active lifestyle seem to have worked wonders on his cardiovascular health.

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@alwayslearning7672 4 ай бұрын

Time to take control and grow our own!@@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy

@asimkahn9047 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this episode and a reminder. It would be great to have an episode on how to minimize exposure through a plant based diet. Great work.

@rblongfellow 6 ай бұрын

This is so well done 👍. As someone who has looked into this a bit you have really done an excellent job of succinctly explaining the problem. Thank you 🙏 looking forward to more videos on this topic

@abram413 6 ай бұрын

This video came at the perfect time. Really needed some more in-depth info on PFAS and you came through as usual Chris. Very informative, thanks!

@dbahi 6 ай бұрын

Chris, You are amazing and I think what you are doing with this channel is so very important. Do you ever think about producing a bundle of your videos into a series, like "The Problem" or "Daily Show," for a major streaming service that reaches an audience beyond KZfaq? All of what you do is just exceptionally well researched and informative -- it needs to get to as large an audience as possible. Maybe sensationalize it with more animated graphics and cut scenes with celebrities and experts in conversation, throw in some comedy and drama with more takedowns of the pop fiction trends by industry pundits and disinformation machines. Thank you for these.

@panes840 6 ай бұрын

You are so right!! 😊

@AllMight4Real 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your research on PFAS and sources of PFAS. It's just what I needed after watching the recent Bloomberg video on Forever Chemicals. I appreciate your effort and time in producing this informative video. Answered so many of my questions that Bloomberg didn't!

@plantstho6599 6 ай бұрын

I don't have enough brain cells to be pissed off about all the terrible things going on around the world. It just keeps getting worse no matter what I do.

@teddybearroosevelt1847 3 ай бұрын

Safe your energy for climate change, which may will really make you angry when you find out how bad it really is if you have enough brain cells to understand just how unsolvable and how exponential in nature that problem is. PFAS will be just a small problem compared to that

@philhunt168 6 ай бұрын

Great work as ever, I always look forward to seeing one of your videos come out. This was fascinating and distressing at the same time, and seemed a lot shorter than 37 minutes.

@BowenUSA 6 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you for this important message!

@justinferguson9779 6 ай бұрын

These companies who make this poison should be held criminally liable.

@Spock_Rogers 6 ай бұрын

Profits over people, once again...😡

@kcarm32 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this important information. I devour every episode you post!

@eugenetswong 6 ай бұрын

Chris, the info was easy to digest for almost everybody, I think. Thank you for this info. I appreciate it. It's very demoralizing, but worth it.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I tried really hard to make it consumer accessible. I agree about how demoralizing it is.

@DynamicUnreal 16 күн бұрын

The damage we are doing to this planet and all its lifeforms including ourselves is incalculable.

@Cyclonut96 6 ай бұрын

Wow, great information. Thank you for publishing this. There may be hope in the future.

@partypants 6 ай бұрын

My favorite channel! So happy every time I see one of your episodes. We demand you to get a full production team to give us more frequent episodes without compromising on quality! 🔥 👍

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha, thanks! I really could use some help. This episode took me forever. I thought this would just be my retirement hobby but it seems to be turning into something bigger.

@partypants 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompers keep it growing! I'd be happy to help with editing and other stuff but I believe you need to be hands on behind it to edit and tell such good stories.

@carlaburgers3088 6 ай бұрын

Please?

@brucejensen3081 6 ай бұрын

Lucky i use rainwater to grow my food. It comes off the plastic coated roof, through a plastic pipe, into a plastic tank, through plastic fittings into a plastic hose and through a plastic sprinkler. Shit, just a minute

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha. I almost included a clip that it's in the rainwater too. Shoulda done.

@brucejensen3081 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompers more of a reason to go regenerative style growing, where you use like 5% the water that industrial style growers use. I am guessing there would be less PFAS in the subsoil, so getting the roots down metres, as in the regeneration style, would also help

@weston.weston 6 ай бұрын

Chris, your content is excellent, we benefit greatly. Thank you for being here.

@Physionic 6 ай бұрын

This was eye opening. Thanks, Chris.

@nolow_life 6 ай бұрын

This makes me want to watch Dark Water now. Im intrigued.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Great movie!

@betterplacetobe7896 3 ай бұрын

@@PlantChomperswhere I can found the movie? Thank you 🙏

@lawrencejorgensen2914 6 ай бұрын

Amazing, thank you so much Chris! 💚 Something interesting to know would be whether organic veggies are less contaminated than conventional?

@kathleenphillips7145 6 ай бұрын

Having our own garden with home grown veggies is best.

@bradleythomas5350 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting out such excellent well researched videos.

@VeganLinked 6 ай бұрын

That rare California condor took your PFAS loaded shades! 😢

@mckeesk 6 ай бұрын

I like Plant Chompers and my wife LOVES Nate Bargatze! So two thumbs up!

@TorbLlorts 6 ай бұрын

the channel is worth millions of subs

@robz.3225 6 ай бұрын

Another great job Chris. You're videos are always packed with great info, but are also entertaining. I am also a native Californian so I was glad to see we are dark green on that scary chart. I have followed the plight of the condors and that was really neat!! Also that was a great SNL skit. are we the only people over 60 watching??😂😂

@MrThune 6 ай бұрын

Very important video. Thank you for all your work!

@YanivGorali 6 ай бұрын

Chris you're awesome! Thank you

@ehendriks3328 6 ай бұрын

Wow! II had no idea how many there are and how high the levels in fruits and vegetables. No wonder so many people are getting cancer these days! I grew up in Michigan and still visit frequently, and when I walk the trails along the Huron River, there are signs at every bridge saying DO NOT EAT THE FISH - PFAS. This is the same Huron River U of M students tube down every summer.

@rawintuition 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for covering this topic. Very well done.

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 6 ай бұрын

This stuff is a serious problem and it scares me. It’s already been around for decades

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

And it's not going away.

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 6 ай бұрын

It lowers immune function, and we’re losing antibiotic resistance at the same time… can’t wait to see how that turns out

@michaelonello1022 Ай бұрын

Hi Chris, Yes, I watched this when it was first posted. Great, informative, well done! R. Michael Onello

@JustJulia-qt9nh 6 ай бұрын

Every time you put out a new video I can’t believe they can get any better! Until the next one comes out. Thank you for this! I started actively avoiding any products that I know use forever chemicals over a decade ago. The green of corporate giants knows no bounds. They would literally destroy us all for a few more dollars.

@neilschraith3324 6 ай бұрын

Glad to see another video from you even though it’s frightening. I check every night to see if you’ve put up another one! I do have a question. How does the danger/toxicity of PFAS and other chemicals compare to poisons we intentionally ingest like alcohol?

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Wow, that's a good and unexpected question. I did see quite a few victims being interviewed about the tragedy of their PFAS exposure while they were at the bbq grill, flame grilling hamburgers to a black crust. I wondered if they knew the risks? Did they just consider the risk their personal right? 🤷‍♂️

@neilschraith3324 6 ай бұрын

My guess is they did not know. I certainly didnt know about this and I fancy myself as being pretty aware of such things. I really do wonder about the comparison to other known toxic substances. Sometimes I think we worry about the plastic we microwave our leftovers in (forget the environment effect for this thought experiment) and then chase them with a known carcinogen. I don’t know Chris - would take someone like you to sort that out for us. I have a few personal heroes. You are one of them. Thank you.

@ArikCard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you!

@HakuCell 6 ай бұрын

practical takeaways: avoid shellfish, crustaceans (is farmed better than wild?), freshwater fish, liver, maybe beef, maybe all meat (what about lab-grown meat?), dairy, fast food (depending on packaging), give blood to detox.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

I should have summarized the episode like that! I would think lab grown meat and fermented dairy would be fine, assuming they filter their water. There have been studies on hydroponic vegetables and they haven't done well because of the lack of water filtration on those farms so far.

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@HakuCell 6 ай бұрын

@@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy haha, chill bruv, you can eat whatever u want, you are not obliged to avoid PFAS. the guidelines generally recommend the following food groups: whole grains, legumes, non-tropical oils, fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds, maybe chicken. i also consume skimmed milk and whey protein, even though it probably has PFAS, but if you want you can get calcium from fortified plant milks. vegan whey is also a thing. but you know, "what to eat" is a question that nutritionists and dietitians study for years in order to be able to answer it, so i can only give you a little bit of over-generalized guidance in a youtube comment. feel free to consult with your doctor or a nutritionist or dietitian about it, and maybe show them this video by Plant Chompers about PFAS to see what they think.

@The.Dadalorian 17 күн бұрын

This is the Way. Thank you for making this video. I too am up many nights researching this topic, this is a crime against humanity. So what do we do? How can we fix this for the sake of our children and our children’s children’s children!? 💯❤️🌎

@tegerusgardens1 6 ай бұрын

Partly the reason why is because of hydroponics if grown in artificial tubs made of different plastics it makes sense.

@betterpoliticsquetu 6 ай бұрын

this is so scary great vid revolution and justice is answer rn

@kriswest5695 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate you! Thank you!

@TonyNovation 6 ай бұрын

I wish this episode was like 3 hours longer!

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

It almost was! I kept throwing interesting things overboard, like using biosolids on organic farms is forbidden by law.

@TonyNovation 6 ай бұрын

@@PlantChompers I'll be waiting for part 2!

@katechadwick8880 6 ай бұрын

Those interesting things you throw out... maybe throw them into some outtakes videos for those of us who almost cry whenever we think of some gems being thrown overboard?!

@natalietannerblogger-theed9419 5 ай бұрын

I'd watch that, too!@@katechadwick8880

@jennan124 6 ай бұрын

Love the use of that recent SNL skit!

@natalietannerblogger-theed9419 5 ай бұрын

It was so perfect. LOL

@Ermude10 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video! This was really enlightening, albeit depressing.

@mattzilla331 6 ай бұрын

This is great stuff. We live in a scary world. It's crazy how we poisoned ourselves as a species

@cgkuch4184 6 ай бұрын

All done by design!

@karlstenator 6 ай бұрын

*poisoned the planet... 🌍

@996vtwin2 24 күн бұрын

I am in the food business, found out my food packaging had c6 pfas in by a well known green company. I used to get asthma symptoms after eating from it. Today I suffer from many immune problems.

@PlantChompers 23 күн бұрын

I’m so sorry to hear that. 😔

@PlantsFood4 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@PoppinthePlantFlavor-Cooking 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work!

@Oekedoelekens 6 ай бұрын

I live within a 5 km radius of the 3M factory in the Antwerp harbour. I received a letter from to government to have the pfos measured in my blood. They have send an invitation to every citizen within that region. Our region is also known for having a lot of apple and strawberry farms. Major roadwork construction was being done nearby the 3M factory that stirred up the soil. Suddenly the true extend of the problem came to the public attention. Apparentely even the government knew about it at a certain point. It´s a huge scandal of which we haven´t seen the end yet.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

That truly is a shocking horror show. I didn't think it could happen in Europe. But here we are. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rqmdeJVyt82pmmQ.htmlsi=CsjPUFQRDSAhtrRM

@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425 6 ай бұрын

When they have celebrities push their message, it causes people to not take them seriously. They do this because they don't care. Also, Google is considered terrible. It's been a number of years since it was seen as not being trash.

@ImagineWrong 6 күн бұрын

Thank you for this.

@1armmanny 6 ай бұрын

I thought today was going to suck because it’s the last day my parents are in town, but there’s a new plant chipper vid today so nothing else matters. It’s a great day.

@michelle_cen 6 ай бұрын

It’s 5 AM here and I see there’s a new Plant Chomper video… what a great way to start the day ❤

@ptbwinland146 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris, good video

@Mrm1985100 6 ай бұрын

Great video.

@veganfortheanimals6994 6 ай бұрын

Great video Chris; good to be informed about this, you really don't hear about PFAS. Love the bit about the condor

@veganfortheanimals6994 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heart; I guess you're a bit of a nite-owl (like I was for most of my life), I'm out in NY, so it's almost 12:30 am where you are, if you're currently in California

@PlantBasedPietro 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this informative video Chris. I already shared it with my family, friends, co-workers and my place of employment (sewage treatment).

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Wow, sewage treatment has got to be tough in an age of, what, 90,000 chemicals coming your way every day? Much respect. 👏

@PlantBasedPietro 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris!!! Yes... It is literally a shit show!!! LOL 😂 As of now, the DEP has been working with a few of the sewage treatment plants in our state to track PFAS in the influent waste stream and are attempting to figure out a way to establish limits and removal processes. There are also some smaller town-based water utilities that are installing filtration systems right now due to high levels of PFAS in our drinking water. Thank you again for the information and looking forward to hearing about the results from your blood tests. Happy Holidays to you and your family!!!@@PlantChompers

@natalietannerblogger-theed9419 5 ай бұрын

I'm shocked. I need to watch it again to try to wrap my head around it all. Oddly, one moment that stuck with me is the "No eat warning" for deer liver. What came to mind is, "Ew. You have to tell people NOT to eat that?" Thanks for yet another fantastic episode. Keep it up.

@darkpatches 6 ай бұрын

As someone on the other end of the dietary spectrum, I love your channel. I'm fortunate that my (big) US city is proactive about PFAS (I read their annual report) and that my water filter moderates the risk of what remains (or so it claims). It's crazy that, for the first time in a long time, I almost bought fresh water fish the other day. Until I know more, no way.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! You're very lucky because those big water filtration systems in commercial water systems are insanely expensive.

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 6 ай бұрын

If the levels are extremely high in liver, this may explain why facts don’t stick to organ-eating carnivores I’ll see myself out

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

😅

@nancyweisbrodt3964 6 ай бұрын

I've been watching you back when you only had 17K subscribers and always look forward to you "dissing meat and dairy". Thank you for all your relentless research and sharing your findings with us.

@RealMTBAddict 6 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with meat and dairy. It's being sedentary.

@SheilaR.08 5 ай бұрын

@@RealMTBAddictDiet is enormously important, for personal health and for the environment. In particular as regards toxins such as what is being discussed in this video, eating whole foods at the bottom of the food chain is best, avoiding the bioaccumulation that occurs when we eat other animals or their products.

@RealMTBAddict 5 ай бұрын

@@SheilaR.08 Nothing wrong with meat and dairy...

@djdollase 6 ай бұрын

Lol, the spit take at the beginning! Thanks for another great video!

@roligue 16 күн бұрын

Incredible!! From now on I will eat as low on the food chain as possible and mostly sprouts which I can grow in my own home

@ahutton49 6 ай бұрын

I’m going to pay $2.49 to watch this on Amazon. Thank you for this video. This will be our Thanksgiving movie this year. Please keep up the excellent work. Thanks brother!

@Thetimecreeper10 Ай бұрын

Cancer definitely more common then when it feels like it should be

@ima7333 6 ай бұрын

Yikes, didn’t realize PFAS is around me. No wonder i got so much healthier & earlier menopause when i embrace McDougall diet of starch based diet. I saved money too from eating all those rice & potatoes w/ some veggies & seasonal fruits.

@migueldavidramos 6 ай бұрын

Another fantastic video! Thank you for bringing attention to this topic! I ordered a test kit and I plan to donate some blood.

@mjkay8660 6 ай бұрын

dupont should pay our medical

@jeanneroulet2240 6 ай бұрын

Time for a lawsuit against PFAS and Dupont!! where do I sign up? Where are those ambulance chasers when you need them?

@jnwalsh1 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video Chris, thank you. Do you know if 'non-stick' cookware has any concerns ?

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! On Twitter I answered this question by saying I'm not worried about them much if you already own it, but Lydia jumped in and said if they're scratched, it's a concern. We use an insta pot with a stainless steel container.

@suicune2001 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@hotfeet245 6 ай бұрын

Your presentation is a Tour de Force! Thank you.

@JugglinJellyTake01 6 ай бұрын

PFAS are also found in waxes that might explain the incidence in apples and possibly pears, but also in pesticides. It would be good to see studies on systemic versus non systemic pesticides and organic produce.

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

That's a really good point. One of the scientists who helped me with this episode is Kyla Bennett, and a few days after I published my episode, Bloomberg posted one about her, where she covers this issue. Well worth a watch: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5N4qJd5ttylj4k.htmlsi=Vyqx7GMdboIuHAjh

@SickJames 6 ай бұрын

I made it all the way to WFPB but now I'm seriously considering a breatharian diet.🤦‍♂

@mikafoxx2717 2 ай бұрын

Glad that cast iron wasn't a bad decision, sure, it takes a tiny bit of olive oil but it's better than some chemical pans you can't even use around birds because of offgassing. Canary in the coalmine..

@karenthornton281 6 ай бұрын

We thank him for his obsession! He gives us the real facts and teaches us. I did not know any of this.

@peterbedford2610 6 ай бұрын

How about the declining nutrients levels in our produce since agribusiness has focused on maximize yield?

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Yeah...

@AmberMichealsCholeNicole-cj7sy 6 ай бұрын

WTF do we eat then my guy WHAT DO WE EAT!! where do we go where do we buy from

@rhyothemisprinceps1617 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, very informative. I have been worried about PFAS for awhile. Did not know dairy was especially high. I stopped watching your channel even though I'm still subscribed because it is depressing since I used to love my WFPB diet before my daughter and I became 'allergic to everything'. I can't eat corn or potatoes. She can eat corn, but I can't cook it since I react to it from the cooking steam from boiled corn and tortillas. I can't eat meat either since a lot of meat is treated with vinegar or citric acid, which is derived from corn. I had been having some success with sheep's milk yogurt - when I eat it the pressure sores on my nose from my glasses get better. Oh well. I worry a lot about eggs since they can accumulate a lot of PFAS (I'm allergic to eggs but my daughter eats them). I can't eat legumes either so my diet is pretty low in protein; I seem to do best around 12-15% protein. I had been hoping for an affordable consumer PFAS test; $250 is a lot, but it's half what I had seen quoted a couple of years ago. I hope they come up with a way that people can off-load PFAS without donating blood or plasma - even though it gets diluted in the donor pool, I don't think it's good for sick people to receive PFAS-laden blood products. The cynic in me says there may be more action on this sooner than other contaminants since unlike many others, higher socio-economic status is correlated with higher PFAS burden. But of course, eventually everyone will be affected unless something is done.

@joedusel 6 ай бұрын

Yikes! Long but fascinating video. Thanks! LOL, last night I was looking for a non-stick frying pan for my wife and reading about PFAS type chemicals being detected in pans claiming to be PFAS free. Little did I know that I can get all of my daily requirements for forever chemicals from the food I eat without having to supplement with chemicals from non-stick cookware. So, which is worse, frying with oil or forever chemicals?

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

Forever chemicals by a mile. You might get a smile from this short spoof of a Teflon ad: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frF0jMacnM2vdWw.htmlsi=-cscIEX2u-pE4TJI

@RichardMin 6 ай бұрын

I didn't know! Does PFAS get into the water we boil? 😮 (like, to make tea or coffee).

@PlantChompers 6 ай бұрын

It does if you have a contaminated water supply. I don't know if tea and coffee have PFAS.